Events

Rachel Bluwstein's birthday (1890)

When:

May 2, 2021

Summary:

Born October 2, 1890

Event Details

Description

Rachel came to Israel at the age of 19, on the second Aliyah. She wrote poems that embodied a range of emotions capitalizing on the Hebrew language forming as well as Biblical Hebrew.
http://www.nizza-thobi.com/Rachel_Bluwstein_engl_II.html
“Today, Israelis read Rachel’s poetry and learn about their pioneering founders’ intense attachment to the land. In one of her most famous poems, To My Country, Rachel writes:
I haven’t sung to you, my country.
I have not glorified your name
with great heroic deeds,
or loot from the battlefield.
My hands have simply planted a tree
on Jordan’s calms shores.
My feet have simply formed a path
through the fields.
Indeed, a humble gift it is,
I know this, Mother.
Indeed, your daughter’s offering makes
a very humble gift:
Only the thrilling cry of joy,
on the day the light will break through,
Only my secret tears for you,
for your present misery.”
http://www.miriamscup.com/RachelBiog.htm